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Dec 30, 2005

Miss Khmer-ica?

Miss Khmer-ica? And a round of applause for Miss Utah USA... Soben Huon, as reported by the Phnom Penh Pos t. I'm tickled that Utah (often typified as conservative and lacking in diversity) is fielding a Khmer-American candidate. Already a fan site (www.sobenhuon.com) has been webbed up. Beauty pageants aren't really my thing... some people like ballet, others prefer punk rock. But it'll be fun to see how the contest works out. And I wonder what my Khmer friends will think. Most families in the Cambodian countryside would be horrified to see their daughter enter a public swimsuit competition. But 'Freshie Girl' this ain't. What if she wins? No asian candidate has won the contest yet. A web search shows message boards chattering away: http://khmer.cc/community/t.c?b=1&t=2467 http://khmer.cc/community/t.c?b=12&t=28908 http://www.khmer-network.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=3188&page=1#pid12551 http://www.aznforum.com/community//showthread.php?t=808 http://www.khmerfuture.com/index.php?module=My%20eGallery&do=showpic&pid=7308&orderby=dateD http://tinyurl.com/7aho9 Ok, go take a look at the pictures, guys. http://sobenhuon.blogspot.com/ Tags: Cambodia,pageant,MissAmerica

- jinja Link

Well in the US, I think it would be very empowering for Cambodian-American young women!

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